Venezuelan Political Turmoil

2017-08-10T16:12:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/551/20170810161616001_hd.jpgThe Council on the Americas hosted two Venezuelan democracy activists -- one, a human rights lawyer, and one a leader of an opposition party -- to discuss the eroding political situation in the South American nation, which was facing protests, inflation, and food shortages in addition to violent government crackdowns against its political opposition. The two men talked about the political and economic situation in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, and elsewhere in the nation, and answered questions from attendees of their discussion.

The Council on the Americas hosted two Venezuelan democracy activists -- one, a human rights lawyer, and one a leader of an opposition…
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The Council on the Americas hosted two Venezuelan democracy activists -- one, a human rights lawyer, and one a leader of an opposition party -- to discuss the eroding political situation in the South American nation, which was facing protests, inflation, and food shortages in addition to violent government crackdowns against its political opposition. The two men talked about the political and economic situation in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, and elsewhere in the nation, and answered questions from attendees of their discussion. close